[_quasimodo]

  You were excited in 1996-Feb-29 when 5.002 was released?

Not everyone on hn is in their early twenties, i suppose.

[emmelaich]

Exactly. Well hell, I did most of my time doing 'big' perl (as distinct from a better awk) with 4.019 and 4.036.

Now _they_ were fine vintages :-)